The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-02-17
YEAS-30,

nnu LIZ. Manderson. Wilson aowA.
dawes. Mitchell Pa Wilson Md
CAL, Mcmillan. Ransom,
Cameron, Malone, Sawyer.
EEsEwell' Mitchell (or:'. Stanford.
gray, Pdyne, Teller,
TEXT OF THE MEASURE.
The following is the text OF the measure:
! That it shall be unlawful for any member OF
either house of congress- to accept employment
services Of any kind, in Opposition
to the United States in any case to
which the United States may be a party, or in
which their interests may be concerned, or from
any railroad company, il such member shall
have reasonable cause to believe that measures
specially affecting the interests of such COM
pany are pending before congress. or are about
to be SO pending during his term of office. Any
person violating the provisions OF this act shall
be guilty Of naisdemeanor and may be pun
lshed Dy imprisonment not exceeding one year,
or by fine not exceeding $500, or by both, III
the discretion of the court. .
The direct al" bill passed by the sen.
ate is In substance as follows:
1t directs the secretary of the treasury to
trict Of Columbia a sum equal to all collections
made flom them under the act Of Aug. 5, 1861.
1t RENTS and relenqu1shes all Of the tax still
fmhu ana t APPROPRIATE Ten, a , sufficient amount to re-
them under the provisions OF this act-to be
PAID to their respective governors: provided,
GAAV WucIo tu0 ta466 nave Oeo0 CCll0CGeQ from
citizens. either directly or by sale Of property,
the amount shall be held In trust for them or
their legal representatives by the respective
states.
Mr.. Randall reported a resolution discharg-
ing the committee Of the whole from the
further consideration of the senate bill for
the retirement and recoinage of the trade
dollar, and making the bill a special order in
the house for Feb. IL, Immediately after the
reading OF the journal. Adopted. The house
went into committee of the whole ON the
private calendar, disposed of a few private
bills and took a recess till 1880 p. m. The
bills
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The senate proceeded to the considera.
ton of pension bills on the calendar.
Sixty-six bills we're passed among them
the following:
The house bill granting a pension Of $50 a
month to the widow of Brig. Gen. Thomas
pension Of the widow of Mai. Gen. Hunter TO
$50 a month, and one increasing the pension o
the widow OF Commodore Spicer to $50
Mhe Indian appropriation bill was taken
up and passed without a word of discussion.
The senate bill to incorporate the Atlantic
and Pacific Ship Railway company (the
Tehuantepec billy came up as a special order
and Mr.. Morgan argued in support of the
bill. Mr.. Hale offered an amendment that
except as to the guarantee of So, SOC, OOO.
expressly provided in the bill, the United
States should be in no respect, whatever, ill.,
BILE for any debt or obligation of the COM
pany. Adjourned. '~
The house went into committee of the whole
on the diplomatic and consular %appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Belmont said:
The committee on foreign affairs had consid-
cred 1t it's duty to make certain changes in the
consular service. These changes, however. were
not in conflict with existing laws. They con-
grade to another, and the transfer Of certain
other consuls from the fee list to the salary list.
Another change was an increase Of the salary of
the minister to China. Our relations were Of
such a nature as to make our mission there as
important as the mission to Russia or Germany.
Mr.. McCrary, q member of the committee
on foreign affairs, opposed the increases Of
salaries provided by the bill.
The speaker laid before the house a
message from the president returning with
out his approval, a bill granting a pension
to Cuthbert Stone. In his message the
president states:
The army records show that the claimant
spent most of his term of enlistment in deser-
ton or imprisonment for desertion. Thus is
exhibited the long and faithful service and high
CAhld SUC " Wax ln11huk Ny ~
committee as emitting him to consideration. /
withhold my assent from the bill because, il the
facts before me are true. the allowance of this
claim would be trayesty on our whole scheme OF
pensions, and an Insult to every decent veteran
soldier. a. .5"3
In vetoing the bill granting a pension to
Abraham T. Grigg, the president quotes from
the hospital records to show that the claim
obese and lazy The president says: :
He does not regard it as strange that this
claimant, encouraged by the ease with which
special acts are passed. seeks relief by such
means twenty years after his claim had beenre'
jected by the pension bureau.
The president also sent in messages veto.
ing bills granting pensions to Franklin
Sweet, Jesse Campbell, r. 4. Bennett, Cath.
crime Sarler and James r. Baylor. on the
ground, principally, that their claims arr
still pending in. the pension bureau. Il
~ SENATE. ~
House bills ON the calendar were passed
among them the following: .1is,s.
To amend the act Of Feb. 26, 1885. to prohibit
the importation and immigration of foreigners
amend section s Of the act Of June 10. 1880. i
relation to immediate transportation'o OF dutiabl'
goods.
Under the cali Of states q large number Of
| Springer moved to suspend the rules ant
pass the senate bill with an amendmenr il
The nature of q substitute supplemental *
the Bowman act. referring private claims tx
the court OF claims. He explained:
The bill merely provided that all private
claim bills or petitions for the payment o.
private claims presented to congress- shall b.
sscsrtsinnnsnt Of tho facts and for report q
those facts to congress.